Falkland Islanders
A pair of Falkland Islanders in 2003.
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| Total population | |
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| 2,931 (2012) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| English (see Falkland Islands English) | |
| Religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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British, Scottish (Orcadians and Shetlanders), Welsh, English, Gibraltarians Chileans, Uruguayans, Spanish, French |
| Population pyramid 2006 | ||||
| % | Males | Age | Females | % |
| 0.85 | 85+ | 0.91 | ||
| 0.61 | 80–84 | 1.02 | ||
| 1.22 | 75–79 | 1.08 | ||
| 1.93 | 70–74 | 1.39 | ||
| 2.94 | 65–69 | 2.06 | ||
| 3.82 | 60–64 | 2.74 | ||
| 4.16 | 55–59 | 3.11 | ||
| 4.33 | 50–54 | 4.09 | ||
| 5.28 | 45–49 | 3.55 | ||
| 5.58 | 40–44 | 4.26 | ||
| 4.43 | 35–39 | 4.57 | ||
| 4.26 | 30–34 | 3.59 | ||
| 3.01 | 25–29 | 3.99 | ||
| 3.05 | 20–24 | 2.20 | ||
| 2.40 | 15–19 | 2.81 | ||
| 2.54 | 10–14 | 2.91 | ||
| 2.67 | 5–9 | 2.61 | ||
| n/d | 0–4 | n/d | ||
Falkland Islanders, also called Falklanders and nicknamed Kelpers, are the people of the British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands.
The Islanders are British, albeit with a distinct identity of their own:
British cultural, economic, social, political and educational values create a unique British-like, Falkland Islands. Yet Islanders feel distinctly different from their fellow citizens who reside in the United Kingdom. This might have something to do with geographical isolation or with living on a smaller island – perhaps akin to those British people not feeling European. (Lewis Clifton OBE, Speaker of the Falklands Legislative Council)
They also see themselves as no different from other immigrant nations including those of neighbouring South America:
We are as much a people as those in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Chile and many other South American countries whose inhabitants are of principally European, Indigenous or African descent. (Councillor Mike Summers OBE)
Kelpers is a nickname given to Falkland Islanders because the islands are surrounded by large seaweeds called kelp.
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
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